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Right. The question asked is "Does the technology have substantial non-infringing use?". In the "Betamax case" [1] it was ruled that using VCR's for time shifting was fair use, even though a VCR could be used to i
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The rental of an antenna is not a public performance. Offering a subscription streaming service including broadcast content to the public is a public performance.
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You don't need anything from Aereo's stack to do this. Get a device such as a Silicon Dust HDHomerun. http://www.silicondust.com/products/hdhomerun/hdhomerun-dual... This box is 1 antenna in, 2 ATSC tun
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The SC ruled that the number of antennas or where they're located is not the heart of the issue. Aereo effectively supplied a data stream with broadcast content to subscribers (just like a cable tv company) without licensing the right
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I hope I understand your question. I think the court has found that the "distribution for pay", i.e. "Cable TV" aspects of aereo's service outweighs the "antenna rental" aspects, and that makes it charging
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You are allowed to put an antenna on your roof. If your neighbor allows you to, you can put the antenna on his roof. You can even rent the antenna. You are executing a private performance. You cannot subscribe to a streaming service tha
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The Computing Mechanisms chapter of the following book illustrates many mechanical computing elements: "Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery", Mabie and Okvirk, Wiley 1963 ISBN 10: 0471559377 / 0-471-55937-7 I bought this boo
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Design cannot win, because there is always more talent wanting and willing to get stuff done.
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Don't Ever Antagonize The Horn
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And I have to disagree with one of your statements a little bit: "The classic core Windows libraries and interfaces like GDI are plain old C." __cdecl: this is the native C calling convention Calling function pops the arguments fr
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Yes. Being a "US person" includes citizens and permanent residents. http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Class...
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AFAIK, non-radioactive materials are activated by neutron bombardment. Co60 is primarily a gamma emitter.
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Last week, my fiancée telling about me a novel she was reading "Google Démocratie" by David Angevin and Laurent Alexandre (2011, French language). This article sure makes the premise of the novel (genetically modified trans-human
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Sidney Harman, who died in 2011, gave his name and talents to a golden age consumer/professional audio company. Today Harman International is a holding company for many well-known audio industry brands. I think he is much better know
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Residents of some border states (WA, MI, NY, VT)and some Canadian provinces (BC, MB, ON, QC) can also obtain "Enhanced Drivers Licenses" that can be used as entry documents at land and water crossings. A US Passport Card is also c
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I have been prone to cerumen (earwax) buildup my entire adult life, regardless of whether I wore in-ear, sealed, open-air phones, or nothing at all. In my early twenties, a doctor showed me how to remove it using a small piece of alcohol-m
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Perhaps the electronics industry would be in worse shape if our devices did not have these built-in self-destruction mechanisms. The Viewsonic LCD 1600x1200 panel (2005) that I am reading this article on right now was a victim of the capaci
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I use PS/2 era model M's on all three of my desktop computers. I used to pick them up for $1/per at various swap meets. I ruined a couple of them after cleaning the switch deck in warm water, after several successful experiences with the ot